Archive for 2009

Twangfest 14 Dates, Merch and Flickr Contest Winner Announced

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Twangfest 14 dates are confirmed! June 9-12, 2010, in St. Louis, Missouri. Stay tuned for details.

We’ve got a fresh order of the skull-tacular Twangfest 13 t-shirts and striking posters, designed by Jason Baldwin, on sale now at the KDHX store. Click here to order shirts. Click here for posters.

And finally, Twangfest is proud to announce the finalists and winner of the first Twangfest Flickr Contest. For his winning photo of Andre Williams, Chad Williams (no relation), will receive a Twangfest 13 poster and a KDHX t-shirt. Thanks to everyone who participated!

Twangfest Flicker Contest Finalists

Photo by Shane Epping

Photo by Shane Epping

Photo by xxmolls

Photo by xxmolls

Photo by Lisa Dickmann

Photo by Lisa Dickmann

Photo by Tom Lampe

Photo by Tom Lampe

Twangfest Flicker Contest Winner

Photo by Chad Williams

Photo by Chad Williams

Streaming Audio From Twangfest 13

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Twangfest 13 featured 15 great bands; we’ve got 13 of the sets streaming now.

Listen!

Twangfest 13 Streaming Audio

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Twangfest 13 Streaming Audio | Watch video here.

   

The Twangfest Flickr Contest!

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Twangfest loves Flickr and so do you. So this year, we want you to give us your best shot—of Twangfest performers, fans, events, parties and/or general twang craziness. You’ll have a chance to win a Twangfest 13 poster and a Twangfest or KDHX t-shirt!

Here’s how it works: Take some great photos at Twangfest 13, upload them to Flickr, and tag them with “twangfest” and “kdhx.” After the festival, we’ll peruse them all and a panel of Twangfest judges will choose the most fantastic photo as our winner. The photographer will get the swag!

KDHX and Twangfest staff are not eligible for this contest.

See you at Twangfest! And don’t forget your camera!

Daddy In-Store @ Euclid Records and Opening Night After Party

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Join us at Euclid Records on Saturday, June 13 @ 4:00 pm for a free in-store performance by Daddy (featuring Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack), and then come see the band at the Duck Room, Saturday night!

And join Twangfest after Night One at the Pageant on Wed, June 10 for an after party at the Halo Bar, featuring the Dock Ellis Band and the Incurables. Music runs from Midnight to 2:00 am.

Twangfest 13 Goes Smoke Free

Monday, June 8th, 2009

By popular demand and artist request, all shows at Twangfest 13 at the Pageant and the Duck Room will be non-smoking! Smoking is permitted in the Halo Bar at the Pageant and upstairs at Blueberry Hill.

Twangfest Auction! On!

Friday, June 5th, 2009

The annual Twangfest eBay auction is back and it’s more awesome than ever!

http://stores.ebay.com/twangfest

Highlights include:

Signed Decemberists, Iron and Wine, Animal Collective, Richard Buckner and Farmer Jason posters!

Signed vinyl by Fred Eaglesmith, the Hold Steady, Steve Forbert, Centro-Matic, Ha Ha Tonka, Marshall Crenshaw and Jason & the Scorchers!

Signed No Depression magazine and CDs by Old 97s!

Rare and vintage Bob Dylan tour posters and out of print Twangfest posters!

And tons more signed CDs by all your favorite bands!

Most items end on Wed, June 10, so bid early and bid often. Subscribe to the store because we’re updating it daily with fresh merch.

If you’re coming to Twangfest 13, and you win an item, send an email and we’ll make arrangements for pick up!

Free Saturday Afternoon Twangfest Party @ the Bottleworks

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Twangfest and the Undertow Collective Present: Out of the Gate: A St. Louis Music Showcase

Saturday, June 13 – 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Schlafly Bottleworks

7260 Southwest Ave. (at Manchester)
Maplewood, MO 63143 | 314.241.BEER
Free and open to the public.

Looking for some afternoon twang? Join Twangfest, Schlafly Beer and Firecracker Press for a free day party at the Bottleworks in Maplewood, on Saturday, June 13, starting at 1:00 pm. Four St. Louis-based bands perform and Firecracker Press will have a booth with their amazing, hand-pressed posters!

1:00 pm – Corey Saathoff Band
2:00 pm – Trigger 5
3:00 pm – Melody Den
4:00 pm – Leadville

Special guest performances by emcee Fred Friction of Fishing With Dynamite!

Twangfest Presents: Barry Mazor and Meeting Jimmie Rodgers, Thursday, June 11 @ Subterranean Books

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Twangfest is proud to present author and journalist Barry Mazor, discussing and signing his new book, Meeting Jimmie Rodgers.

Thursday, June 11 – 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Subterranean Books

6275 Delmar (just down the street from the Blueberry Hill Duck Room)
St. Louis, MO 63130 | 314-862-6100
Free and open to the public.

In his new book, Meeting Jimmie Rodgers, author and music journalist Barry Mazor traces Rodgers rise from working-class obscurity to celebrated songsmith and explores the legacy those songs left on popular music. Barry will be reading from, discussing and signing the book, just published by Oxford University Press.

Subterranean Books is located one block east of the Duck Room, so join us for a lively discussion of a true American roots music hero, right before Night 2 of Twangfest!

Stay tuned to KDHX 88.1 FM and KDHX.org for Twangfest music!

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Now and through Twangfest 13, listen to KDHX 88.1 FM in Saint Louis, and streaming world wide at KDHX.org, for lots of music by Twangfest bands. And during the week of Twangfest 13, tune in for exclusive live performances at the Magnolia Avenue Studios with bands as well.

Theodore on Feel Like Going Home – Wed, June 10 @ 9 am

Barry Mazor discussing Meeting Jimmie Rodgers on Memphis to Manchester – Thurs, June 11 @ 8 am

Eilen Jewell on Blursday – Thurs, June 11 @ 5 pm

Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles on Coin-Operated Radio – Fri, June 12 @ 8 pm

Asylum Street Spankers on Coin-Operated Radio – Fri, June 12 @ 8:20 pm

Daddy on Songwriters Showcase – Sun, June 14 @ 10:30 am